How much do quota-carrying Customer Success Managers make?
Updated October 28, 2026 · Based on 159 job postings · Methodology
Quota-carrying Customer Success Manager roles in the US have a median posted pay of $158k and a median stated OTE of $166k, based on 159 current postings that list pay (all US sales roles: $172k).
Quota-carrying Customer Success Manager pay, US postings
| Group | Postings | Median pay | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 159 | $158k | $210k |
| Senior / Enterprise / Director titles | 73 | $165k | $210k |
| Other titles | 86 | $153k | $214k |
| Remote only | 47 | $136k | $162k |
Highest-paying Quota-carrying Customer Success Manager roles open now
Top-paying companies
| Company | Postings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | 2 | $269k |
| Motive | 2 | $256k |
| Asana | 2 | $246k |
| Anthropic | 7 | $232k |
| Clear | 2 | $228k |
| Whop | 2 | $225k |
| Juicebox | 6 | $222k |
| LaunchDarkly | 2 | $203k |
| Okta | 2 | $198k |
| Crusoe | 4 | $195k |
Related: Account Executive pay report · Highest-paying sales jobs
FAQ
Which jobs count as Quota-carrying Customer Success Manager?
Title contains 'Customer Success'. We only list Customer Success roles when the posting states a quota, OTE, or sales targets, so these are commercial CSM roles, not pure support roles.
Is this base or OTE?
Median posted pay uses the midpoint of each posting's range as published. Where a posting states OTE we report it separately as median OTE; otherwise the figure is usually base salary.
How much more do senior Quota-carrying Customer Success Manager roles pay?
Senior, enterprise and director titles have a median of $165k vs $153k for other Quota-carrying Customer Success Manager titles.
Cite this: “According to OTE Jobs data, quota-carrying Customer Success Manager roles in the US have a median posted pay of $158k and a median stated OTE of $166k, based on 159 current postings that list pay (all US sales roles: $172k).” Source: OTE Jobs (otejobs.com), October 28, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.